Special Warfare LTATV Training
At first glance, a walk through Chris Haines’ motorcycle/all-terrain vehicle (ATV) adventure company in Lake Elsinore, Calif., appears similar to …
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F-35B First Aerial Weapons Release
F-35B aircraft BF-03 drops a GBU-32 1,000-pound JDAM from one of its internal weapons bays during its first aerial weapons …
Somerset (LPD 25) Christened
Pre-commissioning Unit Somerset (LPD 25), the U.S. Navy’s newest San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, was christened July 28 during a …
Book Review – Fighting for MacArthur
According to Aristotle’s Poetics (c.335 BC), tragedy is a dignified narrative involving a great person who experiences a reversal of …
Lit-up Lancers, Night Hawks, and Alaskan Angels | Military Photos
Periodically we’ll be sharing favorite military photos we’ve come across in putting together our various publications and the DMN website. …
NAVSPECWARCOM Year in Review: 2011-2012
A career Naval Special Warfare (NSW) SEAL officer with multiple Joint Special Operations duty assignments, Rear Adm. Sean A. Pybus …
1812: The Navy’s War
With the bicentennial commemorations of the War of 1812 ongoing there is sure to be a wave of books covering …
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS II) for Fixed Wing Jet Aircraft, UAVs
Work is underway to develop BAE Systems’ APKWS II for fast jets. On Feb. 10, 2011, the Navy awarded a …
The Destruction of Convoy PQ-17
In mid-1942, President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrestled with a stark – and embarrassing – fact. Of …
Coastal Riverine Force (CORIVFOR) Merges Riverine and Maritime Expeditionary Security Forces (MESF)
On June 1, 2012, the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) stood up a new command, the Coastal Riverine Force (CORIVFOR) …